title: Clinical and echocardiographic features of a ruptured DeVega tricuspid annuloplasty.
abstract: In this case, we describe the clinical and echocardiographic features of an unusual complication, the rupture of a DeVega tricuspid annuloplasty. Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiographic examinations established the diagnosis, and the patient underwent successful surgical treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hippokration Hospital, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barbetseas
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pitsavos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aggeli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xynopoulos
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Toutouzas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013537:Sutures; D014261:Tricuspid Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014262:Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*